Why police are investigating the latest anti-migrant action in the Channel
- Posted on September 23, 2026
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In brief
Police have launched investigations into escalating anti-migrant demonstrations along England's south coast, following the arrival of asylum seekers via dangerous Channel crossings. Recent incidents near Portsmouth and Gosport have seen far-right activists mobilize on social media, organizing street protests that turned violent. These demonstrations reflect growing tensions over the alternative western Channel route being used by migrants, with two significant arrivals recorded within weeks, prompting law enforcement to examine potential criminal activity and public disorder offenses.
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Why police are investigating the latest anti-migrant action in the Channel
A dinghy which landed in Dover formed the centre of an anti-asylum demonstration in Gosport, as far-right figures took to social media, and residents to the street, amid fears the dinghy was headed to Hampshire. Around 60 asylum seekers spent more than 33 hours at sea in a dangerous route across the western side of the English Channel, travelling from a narrow beach in Normandy towards Portsmouth’s coast. It’s the second journey across this new route in as many weeks, after the arrival of 140 migrants earlier in September sparked large-scale unrest as a vigilante protest erupted near Portsmouth’s Eastney marina. Around 200 protestors, many wearing balaclavas and throwing stones and bricks, attempted to block coaches transporting […]
